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I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit - your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look.
Louise Mensch

Meaning of "go-getting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO-GETTING

go-getting  [ˈɡəʊˌɡɛtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GO-GETTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Go-Getting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GO-GETTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of go-getting in the English dictionary

The definition of go-getting in the dictionary is ambitious and enterprising.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GO-GETTING


besetting
bɪˈsɛtɪŋ
blood-letting
ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ
filmsetting
ˈfɪlmˌsɛtɪŋ
jet-setting
ˈdʒɛtˌsɛtɪŋ
letting
ˈlɛtɪŋ
netting
ˈnɛtɪŋ
pacesetting
ˈpeɪsˌsɛtɪŋ
petting
ˈpɛtɪŋ
phototypesetting
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtaɪpˌsɛtɪŋ
quick-setting
ˌkwɪkˈsɛtɪŋ
setting
ˈsɛtɪŋ
sunsetting
ˈsʌnˌsɛtɪŋ
sweating
ˈswɛtɪŋ
thermosetting
ˌθɜːməʊˈsɛtɪŋ
typesetting
ˈtaɪpˌsɛtɪŋ
unbegetting
ˌʌnbɪˈɡɛtɪŋ
upsetting
ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ
vetting
ˈvɛtɪŋ
vignetting
vɪˈnjɛtɪŋ
wetting
ˈwɛtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO-GETTING

go-ahead
go-away bird
go-between
go-by
go-cart
go-cart racing
go-carting
go-faster stripe
go-forward
go-getter
go-go
go-go dance
go-go dancer
go-juice
go-kart
go-kart track
go-karting
Go-Ped
go-slow
go-slow strike

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO-GETTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
permitting
plotting
putting
resetting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of go-getting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «go-getting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO-GETTING

Find out the translation of go-getting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go-getting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go-getting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走,让
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir - conseguir
570 millions of speakers

English

go-getting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जाना हो रही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصول على التنقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробивной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vai ficando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করিতকর্মা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller - faire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi-mendapatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umtriebig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴー取得
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이동 - 점점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Go-get
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi -nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சென்று பெறுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामावर जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

go-alma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rampante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

go- coraz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te -Noțiuni de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

go- να πάρει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

go-kry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

go -fa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

go- får
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go-getting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO-GETTING»

The term «go-getting» is regularly used and occupies the 72.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO-GETTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go-getting

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QUOTES WITH «GO-GETTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word go-getting.
1
Louise Mensch
I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit - your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO-GETTING»

Discover the use of go-getting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go-getting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bunnies on the Go: Getting from Place to Place
A bunny family takes a trip using many different types of transportation, including car, train, balloon, ferry, and tractor.
Rick Walton, 2003
2
Getting a Grip
With this volume of the Interactions Small Group Series you will move toward wise choices and disciplined action in five vital areas of your life: your time, your health, your finances, your spiritual life, and your relationships. 6 ...
Bill Hybels, 2009
3
Open and Closed Innovation: Different Cultures for Different ...
Covariates Personality – go-getting Personality– go-getting Job satisfaction + job satisfaction Construct Statistic Sig. Statistic Sig. Statistic Sig. Notes: In order to test for homogeneity of regression slopes (one covariate, i.e. 'personality ...
Philipp Herzog, Jens Leker, 2011
4
The Rotarian
Go-getting has never made for real happiness, for the man who practices it nearly always becomes cynical, insincere, shifty, and cast down by failure, or puffed up by passing successes. He may make a big showing for a time, but rarely does ...
5
Boys' Life
ALL IT TAKES IS SOME CAREFUL PLANNING AND SOME GO-GETTING. BRING YOUR PALS TO A TOP-NOTCH MEETING AND THEY'LL WANT TO STAY FOR MORE. "FILL 'ER UP!" That's probably what your dad says when he rolls the ...
6
Psychotherapy and Counselling for Depression
If it remains confident and positive in mood and optimistic, and does not down- grade its approach and 'go-getting' behaviour, it is going to get into rather serious social conflicts and difficulties. Higley et al. (1996) have shown that in monkey ...
Paul Gilbert, 2007
7
GOOD THINKING: A SELF-IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO GETTING YOUR ...
A SELF-IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO GETTING YOUR MIND TO GO FROM '' HUH?'' TO ''HMM'' TO ''AHA! Robert Eidelberg. Well, here·s an idea: why not? Don·t go getting any ideas in your head! THINKING THINKING A ...
Robert Eidelberg, 2014
8
Broken Seed, Broken Child
The goal is to strive toward that kind of love. Apologizing as you go. Getting up and starting over. Apologizing as you go, getting up and starting over. Apologizing as you go, getting up and starting over etc, etc, etc. as many times as necessary.
Shiloh, 2001
9
The Way to Go: A Thorough Introduction to the Go Programming ...
A Thorough Introduction to the Go Programming Language Ivo Balbaert. PART 1 Why Learn Go—GeTTInG sTarTeD Chapter 1—Origins, Context and Popularity of Go 1.1 Origins and PART 1 WHY LEARN GO—GETTING STARTED.
Ivo Balbaert, 2012
10
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... vigorous, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, positive, effective, effectual, high- powered, aggressive, driving, pushing, bold, enterprising; electric, magnetic, flamboyant, passionate, fiery; informal go-getting, zippy, peppy, sparky, high- octane, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO-GETTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go-getting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hundreds brave the rain for Truro's Race for Life
Now Cancer Research UK is calling on the town's formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, and go-getting girls to make every step count ... «This is The West Country, Jul 15»
2
Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza Advances to Wimbledon Finals, Faces …
Martinez has been telling the young and go-getting tennis contender to keep going; she is doing great. Indeed, the female tennis player who ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
3
FEATURES: No gain without pain - the bodybuilder's mantra
Raised in Capetown, South Africa, Carl attributes his go-getting nature to the fact that as a child he played a lot of sport and the educational ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
4
The business story behind John McFarlane's big Barclays play
... criticism was pouring in from everywhere and the pressure was building on Bob Diamond, its go-getting, investment banking chief executive. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
George Osborne's radical UK budget has eye to his legacy
Mr Osborne fancies himself a spikier figure than Butler, happy to divide as well as unite for the sake of a leaner, go-getting Britain. But his living ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
6
This fun production of Ayckbourn play definitely had a chorus of …
A sub-plot involves a land acquisition, and he becomes unwittingly involved at the excellently played hands of go-getting Ian (Lee Ocsko) and ... «The Cornishman, Jul 15»
7
Q&A with Ray Gibbs CEO of Haydale Graphene Industries & Neill …
South Korea is extremely entrepreneurial and they're extremely go-getting as Ray said, they just get on with stuff. To be honest, they're the guys ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
8
China delegation vists SAMS as prelude to academic partnership
In yet more proof of the go-getting energy and well earned international reputation of SAMS, [Scottish Association for Marine Science], China's ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»
9
Review: 'Legacy,' an Uneasy Comedy of Morals at Williamstown …
... alarmingly facetious bedside manner, and the go-getting Heart (Halley Feiffer), the most promising student in Neil's fiction-writing class and a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Business people are the new trade unions - unelected but …
The CBI is crammed with them – tough, go-getting shit-kickers not only blithely intervening for sectional reasons in matters which concern the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Go-Getting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/go-getting>. May 2024 ».
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